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09-28-2008 02:31 PM

Stillraining

Welcome Aboard James..Glad to have you.

I second the Idea of getting out on a boat somehow..It will either hook ya or book ya.

09-28-2008 11:52 AM

ckgreenman

Well at least you didn't lose any money on the deal. It's kinda like the little Newport 16 I had my eyes on. It was only $400 but it needed a LOT of work and I just didn't have the time or the place to fix her up. Turns out someone else on here bought it and is already further then I would have been by spring.
Now I've got my eyes on a US Yachts 25' but it all depends on 1. the wife, and 2. whether I can find a place to keep it.

Well, I'm not going to give up on sailing but I have given up on the C27. It left my shop on a trailer yesterday bound for Southeast Georgia. The gentleman that took it off my hands has plenty of time, money and know how to put back her in the water by spring.

Sounds like you've done the right thing. I punted on a project boat a couple of years ago. Sold her to a nice old guy who said he wanted one last project before he died. I keep an eye out, hoping someday to see her sail by with a happy old guy at her helm.

09-28-2008 09:38 AM

sailingdog

Good to hear James... Let us know when you start looking for a boat of your own...

09-28-2008 08:17 AM

newoldsalt

Hey Sailnetters, Thanks for all the great advise. And for those who thought some of these guys were being a little rough on me it's okay, I can take it.

Well, I'm not going to give up on sailing but I have given up on the C27. It left my shop on a trailer yesterday bound for Southeast Georgia. The gentleman that took it off my hands has plenty of time, money and know how to put back her in the water by spring.

Truthfully, I am thankful for the opportunity to spend a little time with the boat even though it I never seen it float. I learned a lot about the actual space there is in such a vessel as well as a small look into how sail boats are designed and function. I got my money back plus a couple hundred so I'm not out a thing. I look at it as my first lesson in the world of sailing.

Having owned 6 sailboats 2 of which were new and having had the good fortune of being in and active 19 boat J24 fleet in the 80s i new what i was getting into

I looked at every J24 in the Northeast and past on most of them as they were overpriced because they had a 10000 dollar bottom/keel job OR they were so far gone it was not practical from a time or money standpoint as i really wanted to be sailing it in 2008 NOT 2010

It took well over 100 hours of crazy hard work this spring just to get the boat to were it was safe to put into the water and there is just no way a newbie would have realized the pool hose hacked onto the sink drain would have sunk the boat on a LONG starboard tack

Or realized if they did not put the rudder in there Bridgeport and make the tiller hole round again then went over to there lathe to make a bushing and washers that it would have failed

So i got a boat for with a FULL set of one season race sails and a FULL set of everyday sails a well as and outboard still in the box ,the PO hurt his back and the boat sat in the driveway for 4 years

A J24 friend i made this season bought one of the hulls i had passed on the sails are CRAP the hull has blisters the deck is so bad the stanchions have cracked through it leaving exposed core

The list of FUBAR is so long and his repair skills are so lacking it is a fiasco and to tell you the truth i would have just kept windsurfing or bought a used Laser before i took on that boat

So i really cant understand how you can be so hard on someone who asked advise because i can tell you right now with the missing inboard that boat is going to price OUT OF CONTROL before it ever sees the water

If you're not a sailor, get rid of the boat... if you've never tried sailing, try it before getting rid of the boat...since you might actually be one...and just not know it. Restoring a boat is a labor of love, as is owning one.

You really should try sailing if you haven't. If your avatar is an indication you must be a pilot, I know quite a few pilots that have become sailors. They really are very similar.

BTW What part of Alabama are you in? I might be able to help get that boat off your hands if that's the route you choose.

09-23-2008 06:35 PM

sailingdog

If you're not a sailor, get rid of the boat... if you've never tried sailing, try it before getting rid of the boat...since you might actually be one...and just not know it. Restoring a boat is a labor of love, as is owning one.

If you don't love the boat, don't even bother trying to restore it... all you'll do is botch the restoration and make it that much harder for someone who will love the boat to fix her.

09-23-2008 05:51 PM

CaptKermie

Sailing is something we have in our blood and the work involved is a labour of love. I am not rich by any stretch but I really wanted a sailboat and all I could afford was a MacGregor so I bought it brand spanking new. It is still a lot of work and major cost for accessories and it never stops, the time work & money invested I mean. I spend every extra penny and every extra minute I have with with my boat and have absolutely no regrets. You could not find a drug legal or illegal that can do for you what an afternoon on the water with just the sounds of the wind and water will do. The entrance fee is a passion for sailing, the rest is just stuff. If you don't have it in your heart you don't have it at all.
Go charter or rent or bum a day of sailing somewhere to discover what the end result of your efforts will be and decide from there.